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After its very successful launch, The Last of Us Part II quickly lost momentum. In the weeks following launch, TLOU2 was displaced from the top spot by titles like F1 and Paper Mario: Origami King. Interestingly, during this period, older titles such as Animal Crossing surpassed TLOU2, further illustrating its rapidly diminishing popularity.
In the United States, the game did not just drop from the top spot; it plummeted out of the top ten entirely within five weeks. This rapid decline underscores issues beyond initial sales—namely, negative word of mouth and public critique. Fallout from community reviews and broad dissatisfaction appear to have contributed significantly to its decreasing sales, especially as the game became less visible in stores and online.